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0. BRUEGK. WASHTUB (No Model.)

No. 523,621. Patented July 24, 1894.

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OTTO BRUECK, OF JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY.

WASHTUB.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Pateht No. 523,621, dated July 24,1894.

Application filed April 5, 1894. Serial No. 506,449- (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, OTTO BRUEGK, a citizen of the United States,residing at Jersey City, in the county of Hudsonand State of New Jersey,have invented new and useful Improvements in Washtubs, of which thefollowing is a specification. I

This invention relates to certain improvements in that class of washtubs which are provided with a movable partition and my inventionembraces a metallic plate which is secured to the bottom and to thefront and rear walls of the wash tub and which is provided with a socketto engage the partition and with an overflow channel and waste openings.Theoverflow channel and the waste openings lead into a basin which isattached to the metallic plate and which may be provided with a tubularnipple to which the waste pipe can be secured. y

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 is a longitudinal vertical sectionin the plane a: m Fig. 2. Fig. 2 is a plan or top view. Fig. 3 is atransverse section in the plane y y Figs. 1 and 2 In the drawings theletters A A designate the front and rear walls of the tub.

B B are the end walls and O is the bottom. The tub is divided intocompartments by any desired number of partitions D. One is shown in thedrawings but of course more can be.

used.

E is a metallic plate which extends across the bottom O and up on thefront and rear walls A A, to or nearly to their top edges. If thewash-tub is made of cement this plate is embedded in the cement so thatits surface is flush with the inner face of the bottom 0 and inner facesof the front and rear walls A A.

The plate E is provided with a semi-circular socket 10 and in the edgeof the partition D is secured a packing strip 11 of such a form thatwhen said packing strip is inserted into the socket 10, a watertightjoint is formed between the edge of the partition and themetallic plateE and the wash-tub is divided in two compartments.

The plate E is provided with two openings 12, 13, one on each side ofthe socket 10 and in the body of said plate is formed a channel 14 whichforms the overflow channel. The

waste openings 12, 13 and the overflow channel14 communicate with thewaste pipe 15 and in order to simplify the connection I have connectedto the under surface of the plate E a waste basin 16 which communicateswith the waste pipe 15 and the waste openings 12, 13 and the overflowchannel 14 lead into said basin.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-- a i 1.The combination with a tub provided with a movable partition having apacking strip secured in its edge of ametallic plate secured to thebottom and to the front and rear walls of the tub, said plate beingprovided with an overflow channel, with waste openings and with asocketconstructed to engage the edge of the partition substantially asdescribed.

2. The combination with a tub provided with a movable partition of ametallic plate .secnred to the bottom and to the front andrear walls ofthe tub, a waste basin secured to the under face of the metallic plate,a socket formed on the metallic plate to engage the partition, wasteopenings extending through the metallic plate on'opposite sidesof thesocket and leading intothe wastebasin and an overflow channel formed inthe metallic plate and leading into the waste basin substantially asdescribed.

3. The combination with a tub provided with a movable partition having apackingv strip secured in its edge of a metallic plate secured to thebottom and to the front and rear walls of the tub, said plate beingprovided with an overflow channel and with a socket constructed toengage the edge of vthe partition substantially as described.

4. The combination with a tub provided with a movable partition having apacking strip secured to its edge of a metallic plate secured to thebottom and to the front and rear walls of the tub, a socket formed inthis plate and constructed to engage the edge of the partition and wasteopenings in the plate on opposite sides of said socket substantially asdescribed.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of. twosubscribing witnesses.

, OTTO BRUEOK. Witnesses:

WM. 0. HAUFF, E. F. KASTENHUBER.

